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. SPECIFICATION rormmg parfl of Letters Patent No. 376,969, dated January 24,1888. y'

Application filcdiMay 3, 1887. vSerial No. 236,949. (Nomodel.) Patented in Hungary october es. ieee, No. 29,391 and No. 54.5312.

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Be -it known that vI, G. L. HERRMANN SOHNEIDEWIND, of Altona, Hamburg, Gerxnany, have invented a new and Improved Wheel, of which the following and exact description. y

My invention relates to an improvementin that class of vehicleiwheels known as cycloid wheels,'and has for its Object to-provide'a wheel in which the weight will` not bear heavily'upon the hub and upon the periphery of the wheel in a vertical plane below the said hub, butwhereinthe weight will be more o'r less distributed at various points uponthe periphery,and wherein,when the said wheel is traveling forward or backward, the momentum thereof' will be greatly increased in the direc-- tion ol' its revolution by the` distribution of the said weight.` f I The invention consists in and conibinati'onof the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out.

tional view of the connection between thel Y spokes and the felly. Fig. 4 is a-transverse vertical section through line y y of Fig. 3.

Figp is a side elevation of another form of wheel. Fig. 6 is a central vertical section through line z z thereof. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of my wheel as constructed forlocomotives or railway-cars, parts being broken away;

and Fig. 8 is a central vertical sectionth rough the same on line w w of Fig. 7.

In carrying outlthe lnvention, D represents' the outer tire5a, the felly, which is provided ywith an inner central rectangulargroove, c4,

l adapted to receivea central annularprojection, d', integralV with the o uter periphery of an inner tire, D3, whereby the felly is securelyv held between an outer andinner tire. The in-i ner tire may,'however, be dispensed with in is a full, clear,

the construction light wheels, the groove a* in tlieiellyV lthat event ybeingpdispensed with. y

`rFo the inner side ofthe tire Dsfor the felly' Germany May 16,1895,` l\"o."3,446, and in Austriaa a series ofinwardly-extendingrings, D', are Y i y secu red by means of'bolts or equivalent fastenings passing through a segmental basef'd, inte! Y gral with each ring, the number'of rings-'eni- `ployed being in this case'equal to the number ot'spokes to be contained in'the wheel. The segmental base and likewise the rings are pro-` vided4 with an `aligning central. gro0ve,.d, whereby the weight is reduced without lessening the strength. The preferred material for the rings and base is malleable iron, although lf other suitable ymaterial may be used. When the wheel is to .be a dished whee1,the inclination is given each ring at the point o. (illus trated in Fig. 2.) .The construction above set f forth virtuallyconstitutes an outer wheel, the inner wheel radiatingfrom. the hub E.

The hub E maybe made of metal, and is provided with aseries of central threaded apertures adaptedto receive the inner threaded `ends of the spokes,`as illustrated in Figs-l The hub E is :also provided withal' and 2. box,y e, substantially corresponding indiameter with the diameter of .the'axle upon which it is adapted to revolve, thebo x being' furnished at one end with a thread, uponiwhich a'tlangedmring, e', is screwed, wherebythe hub .j 'i

is kept in interchangeable contact with the saidbox. f The spokes 'ra' areV provided Vwith threads upon both ends-one left and the other righte-,f bymeans of which the length is easily and quickly regulated, the upper ends of each spoke being adapted for insertion in the annular base f of a Ushaped frame, F. The outer side oifeach member of the'f'rame F is provided vwith ari aligning recess, f,and an aperturepassing through the innerside of each member, 'as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4.. Eacnring D'isnaed with a. rubber block.,

H,`consistingfof one or two"y pieces,andofal diameter equal to the inner diameter ofthe?,

rings, Vthe outer ends, h, ofthe saidbloeks being adapted to project beyond the sides of the V 95 rings and upwardy and downward even with the outer periphery. The rubber blocks are of such thickness as that when the filled rings are introduced in the divided ends of the frame F the said -blocks will entirely fill the space intervening the members, as shown in` Figs. 3 and 4.

The rings and frame are held in engagement by a bolt, H', passing centrally through the rubber block, and also through the apertures in the frame, the head of said bolt and the nut being accommodated in the recesses f, whereby they are flush, or nearly so, with the outer face of the frame. The nut upon the bolt may be prevented from turning by means of a spring-strap attached to the trame having a bearing upon the outer surface of said nut. The inner wheel thus resting upon an elastic cushion intercepts any sudden jar or shock -received by the outer wheel, preventing the transmission of the same to the vehicle, and also greatly lessening the noise, especially in closed carriages. A wheel constructed as herein described is also beneficial to the draft, as the shock when starting is removed from the shoulders ot' the horses.

vIn Figs.` 5 and 6 a modification of the af'oresaid Wheel Vis illustrated, in which a distinct inner wheel, A, is provided, having afelly, a, spokes a', and hub a2. Upon the fellyaofthe inner wheel, A, and upon opposite sides thereof, four bracket-frames. B, U-shapedin crosssection, as shown in Fig. 2. are attached to project outward and beyond the saine. In the said brackets, at their outer ends, grooved rollers B' are journaled, the said brackets and rollers being so spaced upon the inner wheel, A, as that an equal distance intervenes each of them.

Upon an outer felly and tire, D,or a t irealone, are secured upon the inner periphery thereof,

`by means of an integral segmental base, d, four inwardly-extending rings, D'. The said rings D' are so spaced at equidistance apart and the outer wheel, D, is otI such a diaineter'as that one grooved roller B' will enter and roll upon the Vlower portion of the inner edge of each ring, and the inner and outer wheels will be S0 spaced as to only allow snicient play for the rollers in said rings.

It will be observed that the weight of the load transmitted through the axle E to the wheel is not all sustained at one point, as in the ordinary wheel, but that through the connection of the inner wheel, A,with the outer wheel, D, the weight is divided and sustained in proper proportion at each point of connection, and it will be also observed that the action of the rollers bearing upon the rings is such that as the outer wheel revolves the in ner wheel, following in the same direction, tends to force the wheel over in proportion to the weight of the load, and thereby taking much of the strain ofi the horses and rendering the hauling of heavy loads comparatively eas 15d Fig. 8 the principles of my invention are illustrated as applied toa wheel for locomotives or railroadicars, in which the inner wheel is composed of two plates, b' b', attached to the axle E or hub,the space intervening said plates being about equal to the width of the outer wheel, D, whose periphery is formed with the usual ange. The rollers B' in this event are journaled between the plates b' b', near their peripheries, the rings D',in which the said roll ers travel, being adapted to project inward also between the plates. but suiicient playin its supporting-ring to admit of unobstructed action in turning curves.

It is evident that the rubber blocks H may be substituted for the rollers B'. (Shown in Figs. 5 and 7.)

The use of the cylinder-wheel is unlimited, and can be used with slight moditications Wherever an ordinary wheel is used, and with great advantage over said ordinary wheel both in respect to vehicles and machinery.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. ,The coxnbinatiomwith a wheel provided with a series of inwardly-extending rings, D', secured to the inner side of the tire, and centrally-apertured annular elastic blocks'H,held in said rings, of theU-shaped l'rame F, pivoted within said blocks and rings and having an annular base, f, the hub E, and spokes a', provided with eXteriorly-lhreaded end, said spokes adapted to screw into said hub and frame, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combinationqvith a wheel provided with a Series of inwardly-extending rings, D', secured upon the inner side ot' the tire, having a segmental base, d, and a central peripheral groove in said rings and base, and the elastic blocks H, centrally apcrtured and provided with anges h, said blocks adapted for inser` tion in the rings D', of the U-frame F,adapled to embrace said blocks and rings, having an annular base, f, and recessed sidesf, the bolt H', adapted to pivotally secure the frame F to the rings D' and tit in said recesses,the hub E', and the spokes c', having exteriorlythreaded ends screwed into said base f and hub E', all arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 9th day of March, 1887. Y

G. L. HERRMANN SCIINEIDEWIND.

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EMIL HAAsE, HERMANN GARTEN.

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